Among England's football territory, London can be said to be a crucial city.

Arsenal, Chelsea, Fulham, Tottenham Hotspur, Charlton and other teams are all from London. In the League One, there are West Ham United, Crystal Palace, and the former gang Wimbledon who has moved away from London. Today, Milton Keynes, they have all been the London gang that has dominated the Premier League.

A city brings together so many professional teams in England, and the football atmosphere is strong.

As Christmas approaches, the streets and alleys of London have begun to prepare for the most important festival of the year. Under the neon street lights, the pedestrians on the street look full of pre-festival festive celebrations.

Yang Cheng sat in the coffee shop, through a layer of glass. When he saw passers-by outside laughing, he couldn't help but feel happy. But when he looked back at the young man sitting in front of him, he looked frowning and out of place with the festive atmosphere outside. The agent in suit and ties sitting next to him was looking at a document seriously.

A contract text provided by Liverpool to Carrick.

Just two days ago, West Ham United finally agreed to Liverpool's offer for Carrick, 4 million euros. This is not a small amount of money for West Ham United, which has been in a difficult situation recently. At least it can allow them to pay the salaries of many players on the team.

West Ham United's current situation is very bad. As a former Premier League powerhouse, the Hammers Gang, which has a youth training system, has only achieved 25 games in the League One, 8 wins, 11 draws and 6 losses. The points ranking in the middle of the lineup does not seem to have the potential for upgrading. What's even more troublesome is that this team suffered a wage arrears crisis, which directly led to the tragedy of 5 consecutive draws.

Carrick is not a person with no friendship at all. After the team was relegated, Defoe submitted a transfer application 22 hours ago. Joe Cole also took the initiative to apply to leave the team, and the club also sold many stars one after another, including Glenn Johnson who transferred to Liverpool, but the club finally decided to keep Carrick.

Carrick also wanted to make some achievements in the Hammers. He used to live under the shadow of Joe Cole, but now Joe Cole is gone. He hopes that he can naturally become the core of West Ham United and lead the team back to the Premier League. However, after half a season of cruel reality, he truly realized that West Ham United is no longer the Hammers Gang of the past.

"It's an era of commercial football. Without money, you can't play professional football at all!" said agent David Chies.

That is, when he was still hesitating, he received an invitation from Liverpool.

Yang Cheng, this is the hottest head coach in football today, and countless players dream of playing under his command.

But a cruel reality also reminds Carrick that the midfield that Yang Cheng wants the most is not him, but Xavi Alonso of Real Sociedad, but has never been able to win it. The midfielder lacks technical players, so he hopes to get himself second-rate.

This is an opportunity and a challenge.

Yang Cheng will continue to pursue Xavi Alonso. Once Espanyol comes to the Premier League, Carrick's position in Liverpool is likely to become a substitute, which is a big challenge. And the opportunity is that Liverpool lacks a technical midfielder now. Once Carrick goes, he will definitely be able to play in the game and get enough opportunities.

Go, or not?

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One of the important reasons why Yang Cheng chose Carrick is that he is cheap enough.

There are generally relegation clauses in the contracts between Premier League teams and players, which is why Joe Kerr, Defoe and others can leave the team smoothly. Although Carrick chose to stay, he and West Ham United did not renew their contract. It is still very cheap now, and it can be handled with 4 million euros.

But looking at other organizational midfielders in Europe, there are not many 10,800 yuan, and I feel embarrassed to mention them, especially those who are in their prime, who are all very valuable.

Yang Cheng's coaching staff gave Carrick a report. This central garrison is very comprehensive, and his stopping and skills are both rare in England. His reading game ability is sè, he has a strong sense of position, and his medium and long pass ability is outstanding, but he has one of the most fatal flaws.

Thinking of this, Yang Cheng raised his head, looked at Carrick, and smiled and said, "At 22 years old, he is at a very sensitive age!"

"If you make good progress, you can enter the top midfielder of the Premier League, or even the European level, gain a foothold in the giant team, or even serve as a core figure. However, if you make bad progress, you may be like this for the rest of your life and continue to live in the yin shadow of omnipotence, because omnipotence means mediocrity!"

The player omnipotence advocated by Yang Cheng actually does not require all characteristics, but an all-round player in position. However, Carrick's omnipotence is his omnipotence in football technology, which can pass, defend, create, and plug in, but none of these are outstanding.

Many people say that he is a bit like Gerald, the number one, and although he is wrong, he is also very vivid. However, his skills are more delicate than Gerald and he is not inferior to Joe Cole, but the two have different positions.

"After I took charge of Liverpool, I told Steven that a player must make a choice. Should he continue to be his omnipotent? Or should he take the initiative to lean on which side? He finally followed my advice and was pushed to the attack line by me, and you saw it too!"

Gerrard scored 13 goals in 16 rounds of the Premier League this season, making him the best scorer in the Premier League. He also performed very well in various competitions and is known as the best and best player in the Premier League this season.

After hearing this, Carrick was a little moved. Yang Cheng's ability to train players has long been agreed upon by the world. He has carved out many world football players, including Nedved, the biggest favorite of this year, and Yang Cheng's favorite, as well as outstanding stars such as Pirlo, Perron, and Fanny.

With so many precedents in the past, if Carrick is not moved by Yang Cheng's words, he will be too vain.

"Mr. Yang Cheng, what do you think Michael should do?" David Chies asked with a smile.

There are some things that Carrick is inconvenient to say, so a broker comes forward.

"I am very honest, please forgive me for some words!" Yang Cheng said apologetically.

Carrick nodded, and could learn from Yang Cheng's mouth about the top coach's evaluation of him, he didn't mind hearing criticism.

"Your skills are calculated among English players, but compared with those skilled players in the world, you are still not as good as those skilled players in the world. However, you can run better, have a good mid- and long passes, and the midfield allocation is also good, but you have a very fatal flaw. If you don't change this, don't expect to go further in your life!"

"What's the flaw?" Carrick couldn't sit still and asked with concern.

Yang Cheng smiled slightly, "Do you know what modern football requires for the midfield? What are the corresponding technical points?"

"Receive, transition, run, pass!" Carrick is an academic school who has been formally trained and is still very solid in these basic skills. At least he is very clear about the responsibilities of the midfielder.

But Yang Cheng shook his head, "Half right, because I didn't say it completely!"

"Total?" Carrick was surprised.

"Respond and transition are technically used to run and pass the ball, which is right, but what about next?" Yang Cheng smiled, "I have seen many games for you, and you have a big problem with it, that you can find gaps, but you don't have the sense of deduction."

Carrick looked very confused, and he didn't understand what Yang Cheng meant very much.

"I say that, in the tactical system of modern football, it is emphasized more about running, passing, and running. There is a sequence of order. That is to say, a player must first pull to the gap to receive the ball, get the ball, quickly pass the ball, and then run to the next position that can form a threat to catch the ball."

"So, look at Pirlo, look at Deco, look at Veron, how do they usually pass the ball?"

"When you see the opponent's loophole, first deduce it in your mind. Which one is the best place to choose as the pass point? This pass point may not be the most suitable one. It may be in the dense crowd of the opponent, but it doesn't matter, because they will not let the ball stop at their feet at all. Once the ball comes, he will pass it out, just like two passes and one hits the wall to cooperate."

"This is one type, and the other type is based on the situation where the players are very familiar with each other. If the one just now targets the opponent's loophole, then the second type is targeting people, that is, passing the ball after receiving the ball, and then deducing the next route of the teammates, how the opponent may intercept it, so you go to the key position to respond."

"It's hard to say who is better or worse in both modes. Each has its own requirements. I think you are more suitable to follow the first mode. Although the second mode can better ensure the team's midfield ball control, it must be based on the fact that the players are very familiar with each other. Sometimes it can be used in this team, but it can't be used in other teams."

After hearing this, Carrick couldn't help but feel enlightened.

But these are just theory, because to put it into practice, the head coach's supporting training and tactical support are required.

After all, if the whole game is deduced, it will inevitably consume most of the players' energy.

What Yang Cheng said is actually nothing secret. If someone conducts some systematic analysis, he can draw such a conclusion. However, in the Premier League, I believe that except Manchester United and Arsenal, other teams may not have such an analysis group.

Yang Cheng's own coaching team has been working together for many years and knows each other well. He is an analysis team. Tim Hank is not just a physical coach now, but also an analysis expert. At least his laptop was not fun in the game.

If it was Xavi Alonso, Yang Cheng wouldn't have to talk about these things so hard to tell him, because he himself understands that Spain advocates ball control and pass-and-receive skills, so he must understand these. Even if he doesn't understand these theories, he will definitely understand these principles from his years of practice of spending time in La Liga.

But in England, for Carrick, it's certainly something new.

At least think about your own way of playing football. If you are too stable, you always have to pull the ball to get the ball. However, many times, when you get the ball, you don’t know where to pass, because the gap often means there are few people and no one nearby responds.

Perhaps, Carrick's mid- and long pass was carved like this, because he always passed the ball where no one answered him.

"There is another point that will improve your career very much, that is, you are too rigid in confronting the other party's body!" Yang Cheng continued without hesitation, because in his opinion, if even these pertinent opinions cannot be accepted, then Carrick will not expect to make progress in his life.

"You know, physical confrontation does not mean that you have to use brute force. What are your advantages? I think it is a sense of position. On the court, the presence of space, and your prediction of the ball path. These two advantages can allow you to stand in a more suitable receiving point in advance and pose in a more suitable receiving posture."

The receiving posture is very important. The back is against the defensive player and the side is against the defensive player to get the ball. These are two completely different situations. The former has to turn around to form a threat, but the latter is extraordinary.

Yang Cheng is also shaping Drogba's consciousness now. As the left and right sides are getting more and more active, if Drogba can get the ball sideways, the threat will be greater. Of course, holding the ball back and turning is also an indispensable skill for a top center.

After hearing what Yang Cheng said, Carrick was really convinced and admired, because Yang Cheng was not familiar with him, but he could easily say these two points, which shows that he had indeed studied himself and believed that he had already had a better career development plan in his heart to help Carrick improve.

As David Chies said, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Even fools know that if these two major problems are removed, Carrick's strength will definitely improve by leaps and bounds.

He is only 22 years old and is still in the age of rapid progress. What is more important than meeting a famous teacher of Bole?

David Chies knows his players very well. He is also Joe Cole's agent. He feels a little regretful about Joe Cole's current experience at Chelsea, and he is also wondering, if Joe Cole is going to Liverpool, will the situation be completely different?

Now, he doesn't want Carrick to miss such an opportunity.

Which agent doesn't want his players to become the world's top superstars?

"Mr. Yang Cheng, what do you say about West Ham United?" asked David Chies.

"I sit here, which is the best proof!" Yang Cheng said with a smile.

David Chies also laughed and looked at Carrick again. The English midfielder was already very willing.

"Okay, Mr. Yang Cheng, I hope we can talk about some details in the contract."

Yang Cheng laughed, "No problem!"

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The entire conversation lasted for more than two hours, and it was not until after 10 o'clock in the evening that Yang Cheng and Carrick had settled, and called Rick Parry and told him that he could reach an agreement with West Ham United.

Having dealt with Carrick, although it was not perfect, at least the midfield had enough guarantees, and Yang Cheng also had more bargaining chips for the second half of the season and was in a good mood.

In order to avoid the paparazzi, Yang Cheng specially wore a blue sporty knitted hat, but the big logo on it was his and Sienna's own brand. He wrapped a thick warm scarf around his neck, covering his mouth, making him walk on the streets of London at night, and no one could recognize him.

This feeling is very good. After walking for a while, a fiery BMW stopped beside him.

"Wow, London is so cold!" Yang Chengyi got into the car and rubbed his hands immediately.

Heidi Krum, who was sitting in the car, suddenly laughed when he saw him like this, "Who told you not to wait for me in the coffee house?"

Yang Cheng smiled, turned his head, and carefully looked at her outfit today. She was wearing a black suit with a black pencil, and there was a leopard print vest inside. The collar was opened high or low, which highlighted her beautiful figure and was indescribably charming.

Although Heidi was driving, she also noticed the guy's eyes and glared at him maliciously, "Sè!"

"You dress so well, don't you like me to treat you a little more? If I don't look at you another day, you will definitely cry to death!" Yang Cheng said with a smug smile on purpose.

Heidi was amused and giggled, but she cursed, "You are so terrible!"

The car is slowly on the roads in London, browsing the beautiful night view of London along the way.

Heidi Krum recently came to Germany and went to London to see the company. It happened that Yang Cheng came to London, so the two of them collided.

"How is the negotiations with the German Football Association?" Yang Cheng asked with concern.

"Well, it's almost done!" said Heidi Krum.
To be continued...